Public Policy and Citizenship: Battling Managerialism in India

Public Policy and Citizenship analyzes the two dominant public-policy approaches in India—managerialism and neoliberalism—and argues that they have had a profoundly damaging impact. Drawing upon a substantial body of published work, the book shows how managerialist and free-market systems are fundamentally incoherent and destructive.

The discussion in this volume revolves primarily around Indian public policy on health, agriculture, and education. The strength of the book is that it demonstrates links between public policy, the philosophy of the social sciences, and political philosophy, all in the light of everyday issues and concerns.